Dreamer explained this well (IMO) in the other thread...
I hope you don't mind my quoting of your post. I agree with this perspective. It both "fits" with the Bible and my experience. When I read that "man is head of the wife"....I take that to mean "source of life"...as in "where the nourishment comes from". Isn't that like Christ? Another way to describe it is....."God supplies---->>husband receives and is able to give love------>>wife receives and able to give love."
I don't mean that we as wives cannot receive God's love on our own.....but, IME....there are issues if the husband is "in the way" of that.....almost intercepting it--taking away from the love God is giving. (As I said in the other thread....I'm still not completely settled on this....still pondering....processing).
Thoughts?
I'm actually not against the idea of male "leadership" in a marriage. My interpretation of how that role should look, however, is different than others'. Just because I don't believe that a h should tell a wife what to do (and that she should accept being told what to do) or have the "final say" in all major decisions doesn't mean I don't believe a wife is subject to her husband...that certain things don't flow to her through him. I DO believe that the husband has more responsibility than the wife for "setting the tone" of the household spiritually. As Psalms described, when he is not where he should be spiritually, the wife will be affected...it trickles down to her. So FTR...yes, I brought it up, yes, I believe it's related to the topic, and no, I'm not "against" male leadership. I just interpret what that means a little differently than some
I hope you don't mind my quoting of your post. I agree with this perspective. It both "fits" with the Bible and my experience. When I read that "man is head of the wife"....I take that to mean "source of life"...as in "where the nourishment comes from". Isn't that like Christ? Another way to describe it is....."God supplies---->>husband receives and is able to give love------>>wife receives and able to give love."
I don't mean that we as wives cannot receive God's love on our own.....but, IME....there are issues if the husband is "in the way" of that.....almost intercepting it--taking away from the love God is giving. (As I said in the other thread....I'm still not completely settled on this....still pondering....processing).
Thoughts?